Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office provides administrative and secretariat support to the Cabinet. CO administers Ministerial leave, overseas travel and acting appointments in consultations with the Hon. Prime Minister. The Office also facilitates parliamentary pension allowances, and requests for the use of the Fiji Flag and the Coat of Arms.

The roles and responsibilities of the Cabinet Office have expanded with the establishment of Fiji’s first genuine democracy under a Parliamentary system. The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet and helps ensure the effective running of Government. The Office provides advice to the Prime Minister and Ministers, coordinates the submission and timely circulation of Cabinet papers prior to meetings, records the deliberations of Cabinet, facilitates the implementation of its decisions, and promotes the release of Government information in order to make the work of Government more transparent and understandable.

Assistant Minister for Local Government, Housing and Environment (Chair of the Standing Committee for Economic Affairs)

Hon. Veena Bhatnagar

Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation

Hon. Joeli Cawaki

Assistant Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management (Chair of the Standing Committee for Natural Resources)

Hon. Alex O’Connor

Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services

Our Vision

A BETTER FIJI FOR ALL THROUGH STRONG LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE. Our purpose as an organisation at the apex of Government is to ensure that the Prime Minister and Cabinet can govern Fiji in the most effective way possible.

Our Mission

To achieve our vision, we will effectively provide sound policy advice and administrative support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet in an efficient manner and through a commitment to the highest levels of professional integrity that is founded and driven by its values

Values

Loyalty to the Government of the day.

Respect for one another and for the rule of law.

Reliability to do our jobs properly and assuring the Government that it can depend on us for support.

Accountability for everything we do and the decisions we make.

Professionalism through a high level of competence, honesty and fairness in the delivery of our services.

Tolerance for individual differences and working together without prejudice, bias, or discrimination.